Boy, 16, is killed when P-plater’s Toyota Corolla rolls and crashes into a tree – as first responder relives teenager’s harrowing final moments
A 16-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving rolled and crashed into a tree.
Dylan Soklich was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla that rolled several times when it came off the road in Gooseberry Hill, east of Perth, about 8.40pm on Wednesday.
He was taken to St John of God Hospital in Maitland but could not be saved.
Ylan Soklich was a passenger in a Toyota Corolla that rolled several times when it left the road in Gooseberry Hill, east of Perth, about 8.40pm on Wednesday.
A 17-year-old P-plate driver and another 17-year-old passenger were seriously injured and flown to Royal Perth Hospital where they are both now stable
A 17-year-old P-plate driver and another 17-year-old passenger were seriously injured and flown to Royal Perth Hospital where they are both now stable.
A resident who was one of the first on the scene said she held Dylan as if he were “one of her own.”
“It was very sad, a terrible situation… I held him like he was mine, it was a very sad night,” she said.
Dylan’s brother Jamie visited the scene on Thursday, where he told Nine News his loved one ‘was the most loving and caring person’.
“Everyone loved him, and for good reason. He had the sweetest soul,” Jamie said.
‘I love you Dylan. Everyone misses you so much.”
“These are children in the prime of their lives looking forward to a future and if they make a split-second decision or if they don’t have control, they could lose their lives,” he said.
Dylan was taken to St John of God Hospital in Maitland but could not be saved